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Winnipeg police officer charged; accused of deleting own speeding ticket
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg police officer is accused of deleting records related to his own speeding ticket. Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit says Patrol Sgt. Sean Cassidy was driving a private ve...
Jan 29, 2020
Former Toronto FC fullback Ashtone Morgan signs with Real Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY - Former Toronto FC fullback Ashtone Morgan has found a new MLS home with Real Salt Lake. Toronto declined Morgan's contract option in November, parting ways with the team's longes...
Jan 29, 2020
Expat family expecting baby soon hopes Britain can get them out of China
A teacher who is living with his pregnant Canadian wife and child in a city that is the epicentre of China's coronavirus outbreak is hoping to get out of the country on a British flight. Tom Will...
Jan 29, 2020
Italian town where Bryant played as a kid mourns - again
ROME - For a city already familiar with losing a basketball hero, Kobe Bryant's death made a particularly strong impact in the Italian town of Rieti. Nicknamed "the centre of Italy" for its geographic...
Jan 29, 2020
Calgary man found guilty in brutal 2017 sexual assault
CALGARY - A Calgary man has been convicted of the brutal sexual assault of a woman he met on an internet dating website.Vasilios Georgopoulos was found guilty Tuesday for the 2017 attack that lasted 1...
Jan 29, 2020
Quebec mosque shooter not motivated by racism, his sentence should be reduced: lawyer
QUEBEC - The Quebec City mosque shooter entered a Muslim prayer space Jan. 29, 2017, armed with two guns, and murdered six men - but there was no evidence he was motivated by deep-seated rac...
Jan 29, 2020
New Brunswick’s John Williamson considering Tory leadership
OTTAWA - Another Conservative MP is testing the waters for a leadership bid. New Brunswick's John Williamson is considering entering the race. His longtime friend and former colleague in the Commons S...
Jan 29, 2020
Lethbridge Police investigate source of bomb threat believed to be a hoax
LETHBRIDGE, AB - Thousands of students and staff were evacuated from the Lethbridge College campus just before 1:00 pm on Tuesday, January 28.Inspector Jason Dobirstein with Lethbridge Police Service ...
Jan 29, 2020 Lethbridge Police Inspector Jason Dobirstein
City of Red Deer assumes temporary financial management of Westerner Park
The City of Red Deer is assuming temporary financial oversight over Westerner Park, a move both sides say was prompted by financial challenges being faced by the organization.Officials say the move is...
Jan 29, 2020 Mike Olesen, CEO, Westerner Park, addresses members of the Westerner Park Board of Directors, as well as staff and councilors with the City of Red Deer at the Holiday Inn Chalet at Westerner Park Tuesday morning. (rdnewsNOW.com/Sheldon Spackman)
Billie Eilish, a voice of the youth, tops the Grammy Awards
NEW YORK - Singer Billie Eilish, who gave voice to young people struggling with depression on a do-it-yourself album she made at home with her older brother, is atop the music world. The 18-year-old m...
Jan 29, 2020